The imperative for software engineering leaders is to build software to deliver business capabilities and adapt software to changing business needs over time.

Sir Winston Churchill once said: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” This statement is especially true when it comes to how different businesses approach digital transformation and Agile methodology.

Implementing Agile usually means ascribing to one of two distinct approaches: Kanban or Scrum. Each method enjoys its share of staunch supporters, but that doesn’t mean that one is inherently superior to the other.

Software developers increasingly need these core skills, as well as value-added and specialized capabilities.

In this eBook, sponsored by Softwire – one of the UK’s leading technology consultancies – we will examine the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for brands and organisations within M&E, taking in expert views from across both industries.

Although it is sometimes thought that quality assurance (QA) and software testing are the same, they are, in fact, different concepts. They differ in their objectives, features and methods.

In your role as a leader, you’ve now spent months adapting to change and delivering new solutions at speed. You and your team may be burning out, and it’s never been more important to prioritize your time and energy.

Quality assurance (QA) testing is the process that ensures a premium quality product for customers. QA is merely the strategy used to avoid any software product or service problems and to make sure that the user experience is great for customers. But what are the best practices in quality assurance?